Evelyn Jacobson, Chief of Information Technology, recommended convening an artificial intelligence workgroup to develop guidance on how to implement and deploy artificial intelligence programs in a responsible manner in county operations.
- Danielle Mitchell, Assistant Deputy County Attorney, gave commissioners a legislative update on the 2024 Maryland General Assembly session. Commissioners gave consensus to support several bills, including a bill for telecom CPR training, a bill for scholarship and loan repayment assistance for first responders, and a bill concerning affordable housing.
- Dr. Yolanda Wilson, President of the College of Southern Maryland, provided commissioners with a State of the College briefing.
- Staff provided a briefing on an internal audit of Fiscal Year Reporting for the Commissioner's Expense Accounts for fiscal 2023.
- Staff provided a briefing on local historical landmark applications approved by the Historic Preservation Commission in 2023. Commissioners approved the applications for Saint Nicholas Creek Cemetery in Benedict, Twiford’s Store in Marbury, and Joseph C Parks House in Bryans Road thereby designating them local historic landmarks.
- Elizabeth Theobalds, deputy county attorney, hosted a work session on the Swan Point Drainage Petition project. Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding on the agreement and executed the project.
- Staff provided an update on improvements to Western Parkway.
Approval items
- Commissioners approved:
- “A budget transfer of $98,000 using funds from the Contingency Inflation Reserve to facilitate additional funding for a pending change order regarding the J.P Ryon Elementary School full-day kindergarten project.
- A budget transfer of $100,000 using funds from the Contingency Inflation Reserve to support additional funding for permit fees and additional design services for the J.C Parks full-day kindergarten project. The funds were originally anticipated to be needed in fiscal 2025 and are now needed for fiscal 2024.
- A budget transfer of $12,800 from within Fiscal & Administrative Services and the County Administrator’s Office to support a new full-time administrative associate position.”
- A lease renewal with the United Way of Southern Maryland.
- An authorizing resolution allowing Transit staff to apply for operating and capital grants for VanGO, the county-operated local public transit system.
Actions on Boards and Commissions
Commissioners took the following actions on appointments to Boards and Commissions:
- Appointed Brandon Bataka-Johnson as a Citizen Member to the Commission on Individuals with Disabilities
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Next Commissioners Session: March 5-6, 2024
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